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126-2025: Information sessions for new self-service cargo status reports

17 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19, including self-reporting importers, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of new industry reporting via the Biosecurity Portal.

What has changed?

The department will soon provide two additional reports to industry through the Biosecurity Portal for all accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19. These reports cover:

2025-12: NEXDOC – Requirement to include manufacturers details in Request for Export (REX) for Other Goods

Date of issue: 15 April 2025

Date of effect: 31 March 2025

Attention:

Exporters of Other Goods (processed foods, ingredients, beverages, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics and personal care products, animal feed (non-meat derived), fertilisers, shells), agents and freight forwarders.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

124-2025: Electronic certification (eCert) - IPPC ePhyto Hub paperless Import exchange for USA and the Republic of Korea

15 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, Customs brokers and Accredited persons operating under approved arrangement class 19.2.

What has changed?

From 16 April 2025, grain and horticulture phytosanitary certificates from the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be received as electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto). This is an expansion for ePhyto in addition to the current paperless exchange we have for New Zealand.

Be a good egg this Easter and bring chocolate only

Easter is just around the corner and it’s important to remember the rules that keep Australia safe. One of them is about eggs!

If you’re celebrating, remember only eggs of the chocolate variety are allowed to be brought into Australia.

MAA 2025-02: European Union: Edible non-prescribed goods: Amendments to the European Union EUET for edible tallow

Date of issue: 14 April 2025
Date of effect: 14 April 2025
Reference Number: MAA 2025-02

Attention

  • Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council
  • Export establishments
  • Exporters
  • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional offices

Purpose

This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to notify exporters of changes to the export health certification for consignments of edible tallow exported from Australia to the European Union.

122-2025: Methyl bromide fumigation methodology – New record of fumigation and treatment certificate templates now available

14 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Import-related biosecurity treatment stakeholders, including all importers, brokerages, onshore approved arrangement holders, overseas government and industry treatment providers, relevant domestic state and territory government agencies, and other shipping, freight, and logistics peak industry bodies.

What has changed?

This is a reminder that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will implement version 3.0 of the Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology on 1 May 2025.

118-2025: Xylella emergency measures: Inclusion of Cannabis as a regulated host for imported nursery stock

11 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock), customs brokers and departmental staff.

What has changed?

The department has identified a scientific publication by Ahmad et al. (2024) reporting that the plant pathogenic bacteria, Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella), was detected overseas in commercial, field grown Cannabis crops.

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